PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Furry (ranked 4503 p4p, 376 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 2514 p4p, 253 weight class). The key to victory for Bryan Furry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Furry
vs
Sandoval

168 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.

Sandoval gets a double leg takedown into Furry's guard.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Furry working a defensive guard here.
Sandoval trying to control but Furry is working from the bottom.
Sandoval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Furry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Furry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandoval doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandoval manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandoval preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval working some strikes from top position.
Furry wants to sweep here but Sandoval controlling him for the moment.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furry is keeping the position for now.
Furry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Furry throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sandoval uses it to pass to side control.
Furry tries to improve position but can't.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Furry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sandoval working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sandoval scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Furry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandoval in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sandoval working the body and head with strikes.
Sandoval working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sandoval cracks Furry with a big elbow.
Sandoval working away.
Furry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Furry tries to bench press Sandoval off him but Sandoval keeps the position.
Sandoval lands a nice forearm strike.
Sandoval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Furry keeps working.
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Furry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sandoval lands some shots froms side control.
Sandoval trying to control the position but Furry is working away.
Furry gets back to half guard.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Furry wants to control but Sandoval is keeping busy.
Furry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandoval scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandoval slips a nice elbow through Furry's hands, connecting with Furry's forehead.
Sandoval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sandoval is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is keen to just control but Furry is a slippery customer.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Furry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandoval scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandoval lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furry tries to roll over but Sandoval keeps him under control.
Sandoval is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Furry reverses the position - he's now on top in Sandoval's guard.
Sandoval tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furry wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
Furry passes Sandoval's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furry throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Sandoval drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Furry defends it well.
Furry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Furry's guard.
Furry trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.
Furry looking for a sweep. Not yet Furry, not yet.
Sandoval chips away with some ground and pound.
Sandoval is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but Furry keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry is trying to control the position but Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval stands up over Furry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sandoval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandoval's guard.

Sandoval pulls Furry in close to his closed guard and prevents Furry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Furry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miguel Sandoval has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furry trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Furry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sandoval is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sandoval managing to control the position.
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but Furry is one step ahead there.
Furry is in close to Sandoval's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry looking to sit in guard and control but Sandoval gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Furry looking for a guillotine here but Sandoval defends easily.
Sandoval working some strikes from top position.
Furry keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Furry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandoval postures up and lands a big shot to Furry's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Furry is looking for a triangle but Sandoval pushes his legs off easily.
Furry keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.

Furry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandoval's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Sandoval got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandoval has managed to get both his arms back between Furry's legs - danger averted.
Sandoval landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sandoval feints and as Furry raises his hands in defense, Sandoval changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furry trying to strike off his back.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Furry is retaining full guard.
Furry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandoval landing some decent shots from guard.
Furry is pulling down on Sandoval's head. It's preventing any offense from Sandoval, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Furry's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Furry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandoval with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a couple of digs.
Sandoval scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Furry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furry controls Sandoval momentarily but Sandoval frees himself.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Furry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandoval won't allow Furry to sweep him here.
Sandoval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Furry's head.

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.
Sandoval sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandoval postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Furry just misses with a punch to the body.

Sandoval shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sandoval looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Furry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandoval keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sandoval lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furry works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Furry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furry is nestled in close to Sandoval, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Furry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandoval keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Sandoval has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval works his way to full guard. Good work.
Furry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandoval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furry won't allow Sandoval to sweep him here.
Sandoval bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Furry's guard.

Sandoval distracts Furry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandoval controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sandoval passes Furry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
A victorious Miguel Sandoval thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.