PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Kyryluik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kyryluik
vs
Sandoval

194 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darcy Kyryluik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Kyryluik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandoval fails with a takedown attempt.
Sandoval tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kyryluik is able to avoid easily.

Sandoval forces Kyryluik back against the cage and clinches.
Kyryluik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sandoval just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kyryluik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandoval dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyryluik sprawls well. He's pushed Sandoval's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyryluik throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darcy Kyryluik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sandoval.
Sandoval dives in for a single leg takedown but Kyryluik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyryluik throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Kyryluik lands a two punch combo.
Kyryluik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kyryluik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sandoval back to the cage. Kyryluik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kyryluik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyryluik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kyryluik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyryluik duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Kyryluik moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Kyryluik throws a big counter combination but Sandoval scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandoval throws a lazy head kick
and Kyryluik counters with a one-two to the body.
Sandoval looks winded!
Sandoval swings widly with a right hand
and Kyryluik counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyryluik throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Sandoval looks to move away, Kyryluik throws a big counter combo bu Sandoval just gets out of the way.
Kyryluik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyryluik duly obliges.
Kyryluik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kyryluik is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kyryluik slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandoval, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kyryluik throws a big counter combination but Sandoval scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandoval shoots in for a double leg but Kyryluik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Kyryluik misses.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyryluik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has his takedown stuffed
and Kyryluik counters with a two punch combo.
Kyryluik misses with a few strikes there.
Kyryluik scores with a one two! Sandoval had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kyryluik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kyryluik feints a jab promting Sandoval to slip. Kyryluik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sandoval slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sandoval doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyryluik circles away.
Kyryluik is looking for a counter combo.
Kyryluik misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandoval falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyryluik counters with a three punch combo that has Sandoval backing up. Sandoval nods at Kyryluik to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyryluik throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
Kyryluik fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyryluik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyryluik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandoval moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyryluik looks to land a combination. Sandoval sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyryluik.
Kyryluik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sandoval shoots for a takedown but Kyryluik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Sandoval looks to move away, Kyryluik throws a big counter combo bu Sandoval just gets out of the way.
Darcy Kyryluik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyryluik throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
Kyryluik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darcy Kyryluik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kyryluik throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Sandoval misses
and Kyryluik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kyryluik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sandoval eats them both and turns towards Kyryluik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kyryluik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandoval circles away quickly and effectively.
Kyryluik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around?
Kyryluik swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyryluik moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyryluik checks a leg kick.
Pete Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyryluik ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Sandoval is breathing heavily.
Sandoval looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyryluik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyryluik misses with a few strikes there.
Kyryluik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyryluik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darcy Kyryluik is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Kyryluik slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandoval, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyryluik scores with a three punch combo!
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyryluik as he jumps to the side.
Darcy Kyryluik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sandoval.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Kyryluik.
Kyryluik tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sandoval shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyryluik sprawls well. He's pushed Sandoval's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyryluik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandoval tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kyryluik moves away from the strike by Sandoval.
It looked like Kyryluik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyryluik throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Kyryluik stalks Sandoval and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sandoval's face. Sandoval staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Kyryluik. Those never looked like landing.
Kyryluik keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyryluik.
Kyryluik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandoval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyryluik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kyryluik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyryluik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kyryluik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyryluik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyryluik as he jumps to the side.
Kyryluik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyryluik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyryluik swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Kyryluik throws a big counter combination but Sandoval scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyryluik counters with a three punch combo that has Sandoval backing up. Sandoval nods at Kyryluik to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darcy Kyryluik dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kyryluik misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyryluik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sandoval.
Kyryluik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sandoval finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyryluik's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyryluik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Kyryluik keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Kyryluik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kyryluik's head backwards.
Sandoval takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyryluik moves away.
Sandoval misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Kyryluik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandoval is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyryluik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Kyryluik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandoval is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kyryluik is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sandoval.
Kyryluik misses with the combination.
Kyryluik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyryluik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Kyryluik.
Kyryluik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Kyryluik.
Kyryluik misses with a two punch combination.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Kyryluik slips the punch.
Kyryluik throws a big counter combination but Sandoval scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Kyryluik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandoval moves to clinch but Kyryluik breaks away
and Kyryluik counters with a three punch combo that has Sandoval backing up. Sandoval nods at Kyryluik to acknowledge the strikes.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Kyryluik pushes him off.
Kyryluik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyryluik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown but Kyryluik shows good takedown defense.
Darcy Kyryluik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kyryluik throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyryluik counters with a series of strikes. Sandoval will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kyryluik works over Sandoval's head and body with a nice combination.
Kyryluik leaves Sandoval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Kyryluik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandoval doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kyryluik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyryluik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Kyryluik.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Kyryluik throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Kyryluik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Kyryluik as Sandoval shoots in.
Pete Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyryluik looks to land a combination but Sandoval avoids it well.
Kyryluik ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Kyryluik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kyryluik throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyryluik throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darcy Kyryluik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kyryluik, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darcy Kyryluik!