PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sandelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natural Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandelos comes to the cage accompanied by We Takin' Over. Jonathan Sandelos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sandelos
vs
natural Couture

194 cm
21
268 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
283 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sandelos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the natural Couture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandelos misses with a low kick.
Sandelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sandelos is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture swings for the body but Sandelos moves out of range.
Sandelos leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandelos.
Sandelos throws a leg kick which misses Couture's front leg but catches the back leg as Couture tries to avoid it.

Couture rushes Sandelos and presses him up against the cage.
Couture trying to land knees to the body.
Couture prevents Sandelos from breaking the clinch.
Sandelos stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Sandelos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandelos tries to break the clinch but Couture is controlling the position.

Sandelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture moved away.
Couture checks a leg kick nicely.
Sandelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture checks it.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandelos.
Jonathan Sandelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandelos tried to score with a low kick but Couture checks it.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Sandelos pushes him off.
Sandelos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sandelos slips a jab from Couture.
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Sandelos.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture throws a leg kick
and Sandelos counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sandelos motions for Couture to come forward. Sandelos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos thows a leg kick but Couture checks it
and Couture counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandelos. Sandelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.
Sandelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Sandelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandelos lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Sandelos slams his shin into Couture's torso.
Couture checks a leg kick nicely.
Sandelos wants to slow Couture down by chopping away at his legs.
Sandelos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandelos.
Couture checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandelos.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandelos can pounce on him.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sandelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sandelos throws a head kick that Couture semi-blocks.
Sandelos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture checks a low kick from Sandelos.
Sandelos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandelos wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Sandelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandelos misses with a leg kick

and Couture counters by moving into the clinch.
Sandelos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sandelos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Couture is keeping busy.

Sandelos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Sandelos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Sandelos misses with a low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sandelos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandelos lands with a kick to the temple. Couture shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sandelos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Sandelos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Couture blocks the leg kick.
Couture keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandelos.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sandelos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Couture has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couture and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandelos.
Good work by Couture as he checks the leg kick.
Sandelos tries to score with a low kick but Couture moves his leg out of the way.
Sandelos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandelos.
Sandelos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Sandelos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandelos is looking to slow Couture down with leg kicks.
Sandelos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandelos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Sandelos.
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!
Sandelos connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couture checks a leg kick.
Sandelos tries to land a leg kick but Couture saw it coming and moves away.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandelos.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Sandelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sandelos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandelos feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sandelos tries to work over Couture's front leg with a kick but Couture checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandelos.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Sandelos is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sandelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Sandelos tried to score with a low kick but Couture checks it.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couture tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandelos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Couture's knee momentarily.
Sandelos scoring well with a low kick there.
Sandelos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Couture's head.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Sandelos is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandelos.
Sandelos is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Sandelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
the natural Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sandelos.
Sandelos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandelos.
Couture takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sandelos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Couture blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandelos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sandelos lands with a nice body kick.
Sandelos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandelos.
Sandelos throws a nice head kick!
Couture has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sandelos.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sandelos throws out a leg kick but Couture moves out of range and Sandelos only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandelos.
Couture swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sandelos counters with a nice leg kick.
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Sandelos throws a low kick but Couture moves out of range easily.
Sandelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Sandelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sandelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandelos misses with a low kick.
Sandelos lands a head kick!
Sandelos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sandelos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sandelos motions for Couture to come forward. Sandelos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Sandelos lands but Couture takes it in his stride.
Sandelos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos throws a low kick but Couture moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Sandelos.
Sandelos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandelos.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Sandelos throws a leg kick which misses Couture's front leg but catches the back leg as Couture tries to avoid it.
Sandelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos tries to work over Couture's front leg with a kick but Couture checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Couture checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sandelos checks a low kick from Couture.
Jonathan Sandelos is winning the standup battle so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sandelos is predictable there
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sandelos misses.
Couture walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sandelos.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture checks it.
Couture takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Sandelos.
Sandelos tried to score with a low kick but Couture checks it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Sandelos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sandelos keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sandelos.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sandelos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Couture somewhat.
Couture checks a low kick from Sandelos.
Couture blocks a leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sandelos tries to score with a low kick but Couture moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandelos, right into the meat.

Couture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sandelos!
Poor strikes thrown by Couture there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
You get the feeling that Sandelos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Couture throwing strikes but Sandelos recovers to half guard. A much better position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture prevents Sandelos from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Sandelos 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.

Couture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sandelos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandelos.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandelos. Sandelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture moved away.
Sandelos slips a jab from Couture.
Couture tries to clinch up
and Sandelos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture wants to clinch.
Sandelos misses with a low kick.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Couture has managed to clinch.

Sandelos manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Sandelos misses with a leg kick

and Couture counters with a takedown into side control.
Couture landing a few strikes.
Sandelos regains half guard, as Couture was trying to land strikes.
Sandelos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Couture looks to land a strike but Sandelos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sandelos wants to get back to his feet but Couture is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sandelos is wriggling around but Couture manages to pass to half guard.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Sandelos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandelos's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sandelos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sandelos throws a front kick aimed at Couture's knee but Couture avoids it well.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandelos was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandelos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.

Couture closes the distance and clinches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Couture throws an elbow but misses.
Sandelos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandelos is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandelos's efforts to push away.
Sandelos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Sandelos taking a breather.
Sandelos is trying to break the clinch but Couture is controlling him.
Couture throws an elbow that misses.
Sandelos working hard to break the clinch.
Couture is working Sandelos over against the cage.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
Couture throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sandelos is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandelos has his back to the cage.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.
Sandelos tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Couture.
Couture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandeloss head.
Couture lands a right hand.
A short left from Couture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a short shot to the head.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.
Couture scores a nice knee to the body.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Couture lands an elbow just above Sandelos 's eye.

It looks like Jonathan Sandelos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couture.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couture.
Couture lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sandelos is rocked!
Couture pushes Sandelos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
Sandelos tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Couture.
Couture lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Sandelos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Sandelos seems to have got his legs back now.
Couture landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Couture.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandeloss head.
Couture makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandelos blocks the elbow strike.
Couture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Sandelos in his tracks for a moment.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
Sandelos working hard to break the clinch.
Sandelos is trying to break the clinch but Couture is controlling him.
Couture tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandelos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
the natural Couture seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
Sandelos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Couture just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sandelos's brow.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandelos's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Sandelos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandelos wants to stall.
Sandelos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandelos's efforts to push away.
Couture throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandelos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natural Couture really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sandelos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sandelos wants to slow Couture down by chopping away at his legs.
Couture tries to clinch up but Sandelos circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws a body punch but Sandelos moves out of range.
Sandelos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a jab when Sandelos was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Sandelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sandelos.
A clash of legs there as Couture blocks the low kick.
Sandelos is looking to score with low kicks.
Couture is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Sandelos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandelos moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Sandelos wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sandelos tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sandelos to the ground. Sandelos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sandelos.
Sandelos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Sandelos settles back down.
Sandelos scores with a spinning back kick!
Sandelos throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Couture.
Sandelos throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandelos can pounce on him.
Sandelos misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sandelos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Couture somewhat.
Sandelos ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Couture misses with a jab to the body
and Sandelos counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandelos scoring well with a low kick there.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandelos. Sandelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.
Sandelos cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Sandelos cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Sandelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Sandelos feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandelos is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Sandelos scores with a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Couture checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sandelos. That one must have hurt.
Sandelos tried to score with a low kick but Couture checks it.
Couture wants to clinch.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonathan Sandelos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Couture misses with a kick to the body
and Sandelos counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandelos wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture moved away.
Sandelos is looking to slow Couture down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandelos. That's going to slow Couture down.
Sandelos throws a head kick that half lands.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandelos.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sandelos lands with a nice body kick.
Sandelos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sandelos is predictable there

and Couture counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sandelos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sandelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos throws a leg kick which misses Couture's front leg but catches the back leg as Couture tries to avoid it.
Sandelos pushes Couture away with a front kick.
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandelos.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandelos moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Couture blocks the leg kick.
Sandelos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Couture checks a low kick from Sandelos.
Couture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sandelos rather than just go for the knockout.
Sandelos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandelos. Sandelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandelos feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Sandelos throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandelos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Couture takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sandelos.
Sandelos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandelos. That's going to slow Couture down.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Sandelos had his way with the natural Couture in that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sandelos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sandelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandelos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Sandelos settles back down.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Sandelos is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandelos, right into the meat.
Couture throws a right hand that Sandelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandelos also avoids with ease.
Sandelos is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Sandelos throws a leg kick

so Couture counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture throws and elbow that misses. Sandelos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Sandelos!

Couture pushes Sandelos off and gets back to his feet.
Couture is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sandelos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Couture has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couture and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandelos.
Sandelos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sandelos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandelos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandelos moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Sandelos throws a leg kick
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sandelos keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandelos.
Sandelos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sandelos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sandelos throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some bone on bone action there as Couture checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Couture is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Sandelos.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Sandelos thuds his shin into the meat of Couture's side.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandelos misses with a low kick.
Sandelos scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Sandelos as Couture shoots in.
Jonathan Sandelos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sandelos - that will leave a mark!
Sandelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandelos can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandelos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandelos.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Sandelos throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Couture closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sandelos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Sandelos lands a high kick!
Sandelos throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Sandelos misses with a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandelos feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Sandelos cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Sandelos throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a good low kick that Sandelos was not able to check.
Sandelos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Couture.
A good leg kick by Sandelos.
the natural Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandelos throws a leg kick but Couture moved away.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandelos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandelos pushes Couture away with a front kick.
Sandelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sandelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandelos. Sandelos obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandelos.
Sandelos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Sandelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sandelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sandelos cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Sandelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Sandelos throws a head kick that half lands.
Sandelos throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandelos throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Couture throws a hook but Sandelos blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandelos, right into the meat.
Sandelos connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Sandelos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sandelos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:44
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:44
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Sandelos!
Jonathan Sandelos is the new heavyweight champion!