PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Coughlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coughlan has chosen Infinite Mass-Enter The Dragon as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sandoval
vs
Coughlan

170 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

159 cm
27
139 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Coughlan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sandoval takes the fight into the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Coughlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks it.
Sandoval misses with an elbow strike.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coughlan.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandoval obliges.
Coughlan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
Coughlan looks gassed!
Coughlan misses with the head strike.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Coughlan misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coughlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Coughlan is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Coughlan has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Coughlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Coughlan can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Coughlan misses with a body punch.
Sandoval working Coughlan over with knees to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coughlan's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Coughlan won't want to take too many of those.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Coughlan avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Coughlan managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.

Coughlan manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandoval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coughlan throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coughlan lunges at Sandoval with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandoval's hand.
Coughlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Coughlan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coughlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sandoval fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coughlan, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Coughlan is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Coughlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coughlan tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Sandoval dominated that round.
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.

Sandoval avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sandoval has Coughlan up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph Sandoval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Coughlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Coughlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coughlan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coughlan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandoval is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Coughlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Coughlan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.

Coughlan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coughlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Coughlan shrugs off.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Coughlan 's eye.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Coughlan is trying to break free.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Coughlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coughlan has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Coughlan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandoval gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coughlan tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Coughlan back against the cage.
Coughlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Coughlan tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval keeps control of Coughlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks it.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coughlan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coughlan can do to turn this around?
Coughlan throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Coughlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandoval obliges.
Sandoval landing knees to the body.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coughlan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval has Coughlan pressed against the cage, preventing Coughlan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlan is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan can't break the clinch.
Sandoval putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coughlan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coughlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlan is blocking nicely.
Coughlan is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Coughlan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Coughlan in his tracks for a moment.
Sandoval keeps control of Coughlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Coughlan blocks an elbow strike.
Coughlan working hard to break the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Sandoval dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Coughlan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coughlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coughlan misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Coughlan.
Coughlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Sandoval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coughlan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Coughlan's front leg but catches the back leg as Coughlan tries to avoid it.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval cracks the inside of Coughlan's front leg.
Sandoval throws a head kick but Coughlan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coughlan misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan scores with a punch to the head.
Coughlan throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coughlan throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval slips under a jab.

Sandoval has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval crunches a lovely knee into Coughlan's ribcage.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Coughlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coughlan tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the cage.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coughlan misses with a punch to the body.
Coughlan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coughlan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval prevents Coughlan from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandoval.
Coughlan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coughlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coughlan's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Coughlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Coughlan avoids the damage to the body.
Coughlan blocks an elbow strike.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coughlan scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Coughlan works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Coughlan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlan tries to break free but Sandoval pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Coughlan.
A short right from Coughlan.
Coughlan dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coughlan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coughlan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.
Sandoval keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coughlan's efforts to push away.
Coughlan avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlan blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coughlan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Coughlan.
Coughlan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses.
Coughlan wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coughlan lands a left hand.
Coughlan misses with some punches.
Richard Coughlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coughlan tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandoval, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
After the big win, Joseph Sandoval made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.