PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sandoval
vs
Reinhardt

182 cm
28
171 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

184 cm
31
165 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reinhardt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sandoval was covering up waiting for the punch and Reinhardt finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Sandoval is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reinhardt defends well.
Sandoval tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but missing.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Reinhardt throws a big elbow that misses.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Reinhardt from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Reinhardt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reinhardt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sandoval throws a leg kick
letting Reinhardt counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval takes one on the button.
Reinhardt tries to score with a low kick but Sandoval moves his leg out of the way.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinhardt.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but Reinhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandoval. Sandoval circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sandoval's calf.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Reinhardt counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinhardt throws a front kick aimed at Sandoval's knee but Sandoval avoids it well.
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!
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sandoval moves forwards but Reinhardt connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Reinhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.

Reinhardt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandoval knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandoval wants to sweep but Reinhardt has passed to side control!
Sandoval takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reinhardt trying to control the position but Sandoval is working away.
Reinhardt lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval tries to buck Reinhardt off but Reinhardt is having none of it.

Reinhardt is trying to get an arm triangle but Sandoval is defending well.
Sandoval wants to control but Reinhardt postures up.
Sandoval tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sandoval on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt is chipping away with strikes.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt shoots for a double leg takedown but Sandoval sprawls well. He's pushed Reinhardt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Reinhardt.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sandoval counters with a body kick.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandoval throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Reinhardt.
Sandoval takes one to the chin there.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Reinhardt.

Reinhardt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sandoval is trying to defend but Reinhardt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reinhardt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandoval knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandoval is looking to improve his position.

Reinhardt is trying to work for a kimura but Sandoval is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt uses his free foot to push down on Sandoval's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sandoval.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sandoval moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sandoval regains half guard there - taking advantage of Reinhardt's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Victor Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but Sandoval defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reinhardt looking for a submission but Sandoval manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt advances to half guard.
Sandoval is trying to maintain the position but Reinhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
Reinhardt tries to pass to full mount but Sandoval defends it.
Reinhardt winds up and cracks Sandoval with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sandoval regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandoval tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandoval is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reinhardt is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinhardt trying to hold on to Sandoval's head to control him but Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval is looking to take a break and control but Reinhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sandoval's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sandoval's back!
Sandoval is trying to remain composed but Reinhardt is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sandoval rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Reinhardt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandoval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reinhardt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sandoval takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Reinhardt tenderised Sandoval's leg. Sandoval is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Reinhardt's body. Reinhardt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick.
Reinhardt misses with a leg kick.

Reinhardt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sandoval to the mat! Sandoval manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sandoval is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reinhardt trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt is in close to Sandoval's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sandoval throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reinhardt escapes and throws Sandoval's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sandoval manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reinhardt's best efforts.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandoval with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sandoval looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but Sandoval defending well.
Sandoval works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sandoval avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt advances to half guard.
Sandoval blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinhardt lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandoval is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Reinhardt jumps into side control!
Sandoval holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sandoval gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sandoval has hold of Reinhardt's hands but Reinhardt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sandoval is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Reinhardt seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is not content to let Reinhardt control the position.

Sandoval looking for submissions off his back.
Sandoval slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sandoval works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sandoval working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reinhardt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reinhardt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Reinhardt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandoval has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reinhardt has managed to get both his arms back between Sandoval's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reinhardt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Reinhardt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.