PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blink Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen The Ghost of Tom Joad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Blink Monk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sandoval
vs
Monk

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edwin Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Monk!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk lands a head shot.
Sandoval's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sandoval scrambles back to his feet.
Sandoval walks into a left hand.

Sandoval manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Monk on his heels. He'll look to pass Monk's guard now, I'm sure.
Monk looking to control.
Sandoval engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Sandoval drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandoval jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sandoval with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monk throws a jab when Sandoval was well out of range.
Sandoval gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Monk counter with a right hand.
Jab by Monk.
Monk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sandoval shoots in and gets a takedown into Monk's guard.

Sandoval is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandoval advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Monk's face as Sandoval controls the position.

Sandoval is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sandoval wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monk, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval controlling from side mount.
Monk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandoval. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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 Edwin Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Monk as he jumps to the side.

Sandoval gets the takedown into side control.
Sandoval cracks Monk with a big elbow.

Sandoval has hold of Monk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Monk seems comfortable defending it but Sandoval has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Monk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Monk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sandoval couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edwin Sandoval!
The defeated Blink Monk had this to say: 'Fuck it!!!'.