PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benton
vs
Sandoval

185 cm
26
265 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
245 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juanito Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Benton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benton clobbers Sandoval with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
Sandoval with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benton takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval lands a nice looking body shot.
Benton 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton throws a body kick that misses.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
A head kick misses from Benton.
Benton slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Benton.
Benton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sandoval checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Benton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benton scores with a spinning back kick!
Sam Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sandoval has time to react.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Benton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval scores with a nice head shot.
Benton tries to score with a low kick but Sandoval moves his leg out of the way.
Benton misses with a leg kick.
Benton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Benton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton looks to land a body kick but Sandoval moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to move into range but Benton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benton.
Sandoval moves out of range as Benton throws a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sandoval as he connects with a hook.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Sandoval might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sandoval sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benton takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sandoval's calf.
Benton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandoval looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Benton blocks a jab.
Sandoval tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sandoval lands a jab.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Benton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval throws out a powerful jab.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Benton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sandoval's hands.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
Benton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Benton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benton. That's going to slow Sandoval down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benton 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 Sandoval has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandoval and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters circling a little - Benton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Benton throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
A jab from Benton misses.
Sam Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton misses with a body kick.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Sandoval has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benton.
Benton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Juanito Sandoval has been cut.
Benton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton throws a wild body kick that Sandoval sees coming a mile off.
Jab from Benton.
Benton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Sandoval works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a hook to the body
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benton misses with a kick to the body
and Sandoval counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Benton delivers a nice body kick.
Sandoval punishes Benton's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Benton misses
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benton.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sandoval counters with a one-two to the body.
Sandoval tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands an overhand right.
Sandoval takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benton moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benton throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Benton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benton throws a low kick but Sandoval avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton scores with a leg kick.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Benton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juanito Sandoval's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sandoval lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Benton misses
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Benton defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Benton keeps Sandoval at a distance using the push kick.
Benton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sandoval is able to avoid easily.
Benton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the body
and Benton counters with a nice leg kick.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Benton misses.
Benton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benton keeps Sandoval at a distance using the push kick.
Benton throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a nice leg kick.
Benton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sandoval counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sandoval connects with a body shot.
Juanito Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton misses with a body kick.
Sandoval connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benton throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Benton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benton throws a sloppy body shot
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sandoval throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval with a nice cross.
Benton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Benton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Benton throws a big shot that misses.
Benton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benton swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sandoval counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination.
Benton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sandoval takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benton - that will leave a mark!
Benton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Benton throws a front kick aimed at Sandoval's knee but Sandoval avoids it well.
Benton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benton needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Benton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandoval on the side of the head.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benton works Sandoval's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval checks a low kick from Benton.
Sandoval misses with a combination
and Benton counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Sam Benton!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Sam Benton!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Sam Benton!

Sam Benton wins by unanimous decision!