PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Sandoval (ranked 4405 p4p, 4962 weight class) and Noah Berthier (ranked 559 p4p, 599 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Berthier's choice of entrance music: La Strasbourgeoise. Hector Sandoval is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sandoval
vs
Berthier

192 cm
18
283
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
263
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Berthier!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berthier moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Berthier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling him.
Berthier keeps control of Sandoval as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling the position.
Sandoval is trying to force a seperation but Berthier has the dominant position.
Sandoval wants to get back to striking at distance but Berthier won't allow it.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Berthier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Berthier tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Jab, jab by Sandoval - just one landing.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berthier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berthier on the side of the head.
Berthier slips a straight right by Sandoval.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.

Berthier moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval wants to get back to striking at distance but Berthier won't allow it.
Sandoval wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berthier lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Berthier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berthier tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches up with Berthier, looking for a takedown. Sandoval pushes Berthier against the cage but Berthier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sandoval lands with a nice combination. Berthier backs away looking to recover.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Berthier's shoulder, as Berthier tries to avoid the shot.
Berthier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hector Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Berthier has Sandoval up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Berthier is leaning against Sandoval and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berthier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berthier has Sandoval pressed against the cage, preventing Sandoval from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berthier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval has been working on his balance at Doom's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Berthier.
Berthier is stalling here.
Berthier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Hector Sandoval has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berthier has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Berthier stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Berthier.

Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berthier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Berthier instigates a clinch.
Berthier keeps control of Sandoval as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Berthier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Berthier controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Berthier.
Berthier tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Berthier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berthier lands with a left to the head.
Berthier lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval wants to get back to striking at distance but Berthier won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Sandoval's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berthier gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval fails to pull guard.
Berthier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Berthier tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berthier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Berthier misses with some punches.
Berthier lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Berthier has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berthier lands with a right to the head.
Berthier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling the position.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval wants to break free but Berthier has control.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch but Berthier keeps him there for the moment.
Berthier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berthier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berthier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Berthier has Sandoval pressed against the cage, preventing Sandoval from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Berthier.
Sandoval is trying to force a seperation but Berthier has the dominant position.
Sandoval working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berthier fails to land.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Sandoval's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berthier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval is trying to push Berthier away but Berthier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berthier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Berthier avoiding damage.
Berthier continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
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!
Berthier misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Berthier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Sandoval's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Berthier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Nice shot lands for Sandoval.
Hector Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Sandoval.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berthier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandoval throws out the jab.
Sandoval getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sandoval jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berthier tries to clinch up but Sandoval circles away and keeps his distance.
Berthier wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berthier doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Berthier misses.
Berthier wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Berthier tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berthier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berthier moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sandoval 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sandoval gets tackled into the cage by Berthier. Berthier maintains the clinch.
Sandoval wants to get back to striking at distance but Berthier won't allow it.
Noah Berthier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berthier.
Berthier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandoval tries to circle away but Berthier has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berthier.
Berthier misses with some punches.
Berthier lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Berthier.
Sandoval working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval is trying to push Berthier away but Berthier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling the position.
Berthier works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Berthier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandoval up against the cage.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Berthier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval prevents a body shot from Berthier.
Berthier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Berthier looking to slow down the pace here.
Berthier stalling against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to force a seperation but Berthier has the dominant position.
Berthier tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling the position.
Berthier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Sandoval.
Berthier blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Berthier wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Sandoval.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berthier tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Berthier's shoulder, as Berthier tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berthier momentarily.

Berthier drives through and clinches with Sandoval against the cage.
Berthier lands with a left to the head.

Hector Sandoval's cut is getting worse.

Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval fails with a takedown attempt.
Berthier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berthier doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Sandoval.
Berthier tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berthier forces Sandoval back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandoval is looking to break free of the clinch but Berthier has double underhooks.
Berthier lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berthier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berthier lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Berthier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berthier.
Berthier stalling.
Berthier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Berthier stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Berthier.
Berthier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berthier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Sandoval tries to pull guard but Berthier won't allow it.
Berthier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berthier keeps control of Sandoval as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noah Berthier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hector Sandoval's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Berthier connects with a crisp jab.
Berthier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.

Berthier gets a clinch.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Berthier lands a shoulder strike.
Berthier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berthier working aggressively here.
Berthier misses with a body punch.

Sandoval manages to pull guard.
Berthier wants to stand but Sandoval is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berthier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Berthier from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berthier gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Berthier clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berthier.
Berthier gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hector Sandoval's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sandoval can't break the clinch.
Berthier scores with a hook to the body.
Berthier tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Berthier back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Berthier fails to land.
Sandoval is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Berthier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berthier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berthier.
Berthier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandoval wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berthier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Jeez, Hector Sandoval's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Berthier is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval is looking to break free of the clinch but Berthier has double underhooks.
Berthier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Berthier.
Berthier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Berthier has Sandoval pressed against the cage, preventing Sandoval from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval is trying to push Berthier away but Berthier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Berthier.
Berthier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berthier tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Berthier back against the cage.
Berthier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sandoval's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berthier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sandoval up against the cage.
Berthier lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Berthier.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Sandoval's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noah Berthier!
A relieved looking Noah Berthier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.