PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 21611 p4p, 22218 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 580 p4p, 598 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Miguel Sandoval has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Miguel Sandoval seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sandoval
vs
Louis

179 cm
35
171
25 - 17 - 1

186 cm
33
183
20 - 16 - 2

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval lands a lovely overhand right.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sandoval counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Louis wants to slow Sandoval down by chopping away at his legs.
Sandoval cracks Louis with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Sandoval throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
We've been informed that Louis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Sandoval 's knee.
Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Louis.

Sandoval drives through and clinches with Louis against the ropes.
Louis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandoval lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Louis prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Sandoval lands a right hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Louis lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Louis.
Sandoval misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis lands a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval is breathing heavily.
Louis works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Louis throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louis tries to stall but Sandoval uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Sandoval is working Louis over against the ropes.
Louis prevents a body shot from Sandoval.

Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Louis throws a jab when Sandoval was well out of range.
Louis tries to clinch up.
Louis moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Louis throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.

Louis clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis connects with a knee to the head.
Louis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Louis prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A cross from Sandoval lands.
Louis throws a jab when Sandoval was well out of range.
Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Miguel Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis looks to throw a body kick
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sandoval lands a jab to Louis's midsection.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Sandoval.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Louis misses with a low kick.
Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis lands with a cross.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis connects with a crisp jab.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandoval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louis.
Louis lands with a hook. Sandoval tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Louis swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sandoval has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Louis misses with a body kick.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval lands a jab.
A big left from Louis misses.
Sandoval tries to clinch up.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandoval on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sandoval misses the target.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandoval tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
Sandoval connects with a single shot there.
Sandoval is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Miguel Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Louis misses.
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Sandoval connects with a jab.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandoval clinches.
Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sandoval is keeping busy.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Louis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Louis lands an elbow just above Sandoval 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with some punches.
Louis stalling in the clinch.
Louis lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Louis back against the ropes.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Tom Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Louis back against the ropes.
Louis lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
Louis connects with a knee to the head.

Sandoval is rocked!
Louis lands an elbow inside that Sandoval shrugs off.
Oh Sandoval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louis digs a right hand into Sandoval's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sandoval's gas tank.
Tom Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis creates a bit of distance and cracks Sandoval with a big uppercut! Sandoval goes down! The referee pushes Louis away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Sandoval make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Louis takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tom Louis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Louis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.