PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar has chosen The Boys of the Old Brigade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sandoval
vs
O Briar

190 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Briar stalks Sandoval and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sandoval's face. Sandoval staggers backwards, shaken.
Sandoval tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Briar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.
O Briar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Briar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandoval tries to clinch up.
O Briar misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Briar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Tim Sandoval has been cut.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but O Briar avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Briar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Briar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but O Briar blocks it.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Briar.
A short uppercut from O Briar.
O Briar avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
O Briar pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.

O Briar has Sandoval pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. O Briar pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sandoval tumbling to the mat - O Briar dives into Sandoval's guard.
O Briar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandoval has wrist control.
O Briar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Briar cracks Sandoval with a solid left hand.
O Briar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Briar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Briar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandoval preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandoval really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Briar wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
O Briar thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval is looking to clinch but O Briar is avoiding it.
O Briar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Briar keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch but O Briar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Sandoval misses.
O Briar lands a jab-cross combination.
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Briar throws a combination. Sandoval tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sandoval is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands a hook that stumbles Sandoval back into the cage. O Briar follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sandoval to the canvas! O Briar pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sandoval has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ralph O Briar!