PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Old Way's as his entrance music. The key to victory for Joseph Sandoval has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sandoval
vs
Torres

170 cm
28
135 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
35
143 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandoval has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Torres moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandoval moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Sandoval doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Torres has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.

Sandoval is rocked!
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Sandoval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval seems to have got his legs back now.
Sandoval landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torres ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.

Torres is rocked!
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Sandoval throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres connects with a single shot there.
Sandoval lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandoval, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Sandoval avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Torres avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres working aggressively here.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A short left from Sandoval.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Torres tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres is trying to break free.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
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 Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sandoval throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
Sandoval is looking to chop away at Torres's legs.
Joseph Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sandoval looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torres in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Sandoval scores with a leg kick.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Sandoval. Sandoval maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Sandoval throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres blocks the elbow strike.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph Sandoval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.

Torres breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Sandoval's head back.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval 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.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandoval scores with a leg kick.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torres's head backwards.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sandoval finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Sandoval blocks the body kick.

Sandoval rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandoval controls his hands.
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 Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sandoval. Sandoval obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandoval lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres is looking to chop away at Sandoval's legs.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
A lazy body kick from Torres
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Sandoval closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval slips under a jab.

Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
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!
Torres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torres lands an uppercut.

Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Torres as the two fighters clinch.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.

Torres moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside.
Sandoval pushes off an throws an elbow but Torres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lunges at Sandoval with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandoval's hand.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Torres rushes Sandoval and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval lands with a right to the head.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
A very excited looking Joseph Sandoval made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.