PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sandoval might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Overseer - Slayed. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lupe Pintor enters the cage!

Sandoval
vs
Pintor

171 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lupe Pintor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintor moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Pintor both land. Nice combination.
Sandoval will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pintor looks to land a body kick but Sandoval moved away.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Pintor moves out of range.
Pintor throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Pintor misses with a hook
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Pintor misses with an uppercut. Sandoval saw that one coming.
Pintor scores with a nice head shot.
Pintor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandoval.
Pintor lands with a kick to the temple. Sandoval shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sandoval throws a body punch but Pintor moves out of range.
Pintor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintor misses with an uppercut.
Pintor moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pintor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Pintor misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Pintor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands with a good body shot.
Sandoval throws a head kick that Pintor semi-blocks.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Pintor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pintor misses with an uppercut. Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Pintor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pintor.
Lupe Pintor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintor moves out of range of the body kick.
Pintor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Pintor avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Pintor.
Pintor looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
A jab from Sandoval finds it's way through Pintor's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval tries to work over Pintor's front leg with a kick but Pintor checks it.
Pintor 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.
Pintor misses with a low kick as Sandoval jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor is looking to chop away at Sandoval's legs.
Sandoval feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pintor's calf.
Pintor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sandoval swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pintor.
Sandoval fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pintor on the side of the head.
Pintor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Pintor misses.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval lands with an overhand left.
Sandoval defending well as Pintor loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandoval looks to land a body kick but Pintor moved away.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the body
and Pintor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pintor throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandoval is looking to land body kicks.
Pintor takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pintor swivels and escapes.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Pintor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval defending well as Pintor loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to work over Pintor's front leg with a kick but Pintor checks it.
Lupe Pintor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandoval displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintor throws out the jab.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pintor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a two punch combination.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pintor moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Pintor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pintor tests Sandoval's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pintor.
Sandoval fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pintor is out of range.
Pintor throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval misses with a body kick.
Sandoval dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sandoval drives through with a takedown into Pintor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Pintor blocks nicely.

Pintor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sandoval escapes and throws Pintor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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 Felix Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Pintor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Pintor.
Pintor defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Pintor staying out of range there.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval staying out of range there.
Sandoval scores with a one two! Pintor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pintor throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Pintor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pintor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sandoval throws a wild body kick that Pintor sees coming a mile off.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Pintor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pintor.
Sandoval takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Pintor misses.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Pintor misses.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandoval moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pintor tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Pintor misses.
Pintor fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Pintor throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Pintor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandoval.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Pintor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pintor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pintor misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval fails with a takedown attempt.
Sandoval works Pintor's body with a nice hook.
Pintor throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sandoval closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandoval lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandoval passes into half guard.
Sandoval passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Pintor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pintor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pintor is refusing to be controlled, as Sandoval sits in half guard.

Sandoval is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pintor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Sandoval missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pintor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandoval lands with a punch from half guard.
Pintor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandoval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pintor keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Sandoval is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sandoval is pressing down on Pintor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pintor is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Sandoval there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sandoval dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pintor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandoval circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Pintor coming out on top.
Pintor throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Pintor moves away and avoids it.
Pintor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Pintor throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pintor manages to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Sandoval lands with an overhand left.
Pintor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pintor.
Pintor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sandoval.
Pintor throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor lands with a slapping head kick.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintor.
Pintor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sandoval connects with a leg kick. Pintor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses.
Pintor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandoval throws a head kick but Pintor moves out of range.
Pintor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Felix Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Pintor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches up with Pintor, looking for a takedown. Sandoval pushes Pintor against the cage but Pintor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sandoval lands with a kick to the temple. Pintor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Pintor's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pintor tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lupe Pintor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Pintor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pintor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pintor loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Pintor blocks a head kick by Sandoval.

Sandoval closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandoval lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandoval looking to pass the guard.
Sandoval throws a big elbow that misses.
Sandoval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandoval postures up in Pintor's guard and throws a big left but Pintor blocks it.
Felix Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintor being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Felix Sandoval wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pintor misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Pintor.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pintor.

Sandoval shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pintor is trying to defend but Sandoval finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pintor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sandoval pulls his head out easily.
Sandoval content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandoval has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sandoval!
Felix Sandoval seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.