PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sandelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cantrell Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandelos comes to the ring accompanied by We Takin' Over. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sandelos
vs
Willis

194 cm
26
268 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

186 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sandelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cantrell Willis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandelos checks a leg kick.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Sandelos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Willis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jonathan Sandelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandelos closes the distance but Willis moves to the side
and Willis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Willis throws a chopping leg kick but Sandelos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sandelos wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Cantrell Willis has been cut.
Sandelos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Sandelos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.
Sandelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Sandelos scores with a three punch combo!
Willis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandelos.
Sandelos looks to clinch
and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sandelos gets caught flat footed, as Willis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Willis trying to control but Sandelos is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis stops Sandelos from standing up.
Willis wants to control from the top but Sandelos keeps moving.
Sandelos keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cantrell Willis.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandelos is looking to clinch.
Willis tries to land a leg kick but Sandelos saw it coming and moves away.
Jonathan Sandelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sandelos. That did some damage!

Willis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandelos keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Sandelos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Willis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sandelos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Sandelos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cantrell Willis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sandelos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Willis tries to break free but Sandelos pushes him back against the ropes.
Willis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Sandelos is controlling the position.
Sandelos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandelos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sandelos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.

Sandelos manages to break the clinch.
Willis misses with a leg kick.
Willis throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sandelos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sandelos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis stalling the fight.
Sandelos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sandelos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sandelos trying to control the position but instead, Willis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sandelos into the ropes.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandelos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Willis as Sandelos tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Sandelos.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandelos checks it well.
Sandelos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandelos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis connects with an inside leg kick.
Sandelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis tries to score with a low kick but Sandelos moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Willis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Willis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Willis counters with a solid body kick.
Willis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sandelos is out of range.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sandelos wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Sandelos misses with a low kick as Willis jumps back.
Sandelos scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sandelos is out of range.

Sandelos has managed to clinch.
Willis trying to stall but Sandelos improves his position.
Sandelos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandelos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandelos trying to land knees to the body.
Sandelos misses with a knee to the head.
Sandelos tries to stall but Willis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sandelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandelos is refusing to be controlled, as Willis sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Sandelos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cantrell Willis'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. This is the final round!

Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sandelos darts in and clinches Willis up against the ropes.
Willis misses with a punch to the body.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sandelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Willis is predictable there

and Sandelos counters by moving into the clinch.
Sandelos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandelos can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sandelos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandelos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Willis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sandelos to the mat. Sandelos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandelos swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sandelos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Willis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sandelos is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a low kick as Sandelos jumps back.
A low kick from Willis misses
and Sandelos counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Cantrell Willis's cut even more.
Sandelos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Willis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos tries to clinch up
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandelos is looking to clinch.
Sandelos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandelos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis looks for the body kick but Sandelos saw that one coming.
Willis throws a wild body kick that Sandelos sees coming a mile off.
Willis lands with a slapping head kick.
Sandelos misses with a head kick.
Willis misses with a leg kick.
Sandelos misses with a head kick.
Sandelos moves out of range of the body kick.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Jonathan Sandelos is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Willis moves away
and Willis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sandelos misses with a head kick.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sandelos has closed the distance and engaged Willis in a clinch.

Sandelos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Willis misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis throws a leg kick but Sandelos moved away.
Willis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandelos checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonathan Sandelos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandelos, 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 George Francis scores the fight for Jonathan Sandelos!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jonathan Sandelos!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jonathan Sandelos!

Jonathan Sandelos wins by unanimous decision!